ὀξυτόνησις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὀξυτονέω (oxutonéō) +‎ -σις (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὀξυτόνησις (oxutónēsisf (genitive ὀξυτονήσεως); third declension

  1. a pronouncing with an acute accent

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: oxytonesis

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